This research originated from the need to transform unstructured internship assignment descriptions from the OnStage dataset into structured insights that support a better understanding of SME challenges in the Zeeland region. The objective was to contribute to the desired future situation in which the …

This study evaluated the feasibility of a buoyant V-block closure joint for application within the Fraser River Tunnel Project and compared its performance against alternative closure joint concepts. The results demonstrate that the buoyant V-block is a technically feasible closure joint solution under …

This project is grounded in three complementary theoretical perspectives: digital twin technology, material trade-off theory in electric motor design, and interactive learning theory. Digital twin theory provides the conceptual basis for linking system modelling with dynamic representation, supporting …

Cruise tourism depends on a global workforce, with many crew members recruited from the Global South. While cruise employment can offer income, family support and future opportunities, it also involves demanding working and living conditions, hierarchy and long periods away from home. This research examines …

Within the confines of a traditional, longitudinal and narrow housing block in Rotterdam-West, this project proposes a double-sided, permeable and dynamic living environment for students and young professionals. Shared facilities foster community life, while also generating work opportunities and relationships …

Nicotine is a well-known and highly addictive substance with complex effects on cognition, anxiety, and neurophysiology. Despite its short-term anxiolytic effects, this drug often exacerbates anxiety symptoms. It disrupts emotional regulation through its impact on the central nucleus of the amygdala …

This paper discusses the design of an additional interactive installation for the visitors of De Museumfabriek. De Museumfabriek has one of the first gasoline pumps in Enschede in their collection. However, the exhibition consist of just the gasoline pump, and no other information is given about the …

Medisch Spectrum Twente, a general hospital in Enschede, aimed to increase their innovative appearances to the public. One of the hospital’s solutions was through the development of an interactive installation, capable of showing users the hospital’s current and future innovative developments. The purpose …

The route along the Eems, the river flowing outwards from the old water- and city gate of Amersfoort, has become a new destination within the city, with a cultural and commercial center, makers places and transformed old factories. To continue this route, the site of a waste collecting plant is opened …

Gili Ketapang is a small island located in East Java, Indonesia. The island is currently experiencing environmental changes due to coastal erosion and the decline of its coral reef ecosystem. At the same time, the population is growing, and economic activities centred around fishing and tourism are expanding. …